22 Cutting-Edge Sports Technology Companies

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Technology is rapidly changing the way sports is played, consumed, financed and monetized. Here is a quick look at 22 companies that changing the game rapidly in the world of sports.

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22 Cutting Edge Sports Technology

Companies!

SPORTS has experienced its highest growth or rate of change in the last

century!

And TECHNOLOGY has been the biggest enabler &

catalyst in the process.

8 ways that Technology

has changed Sports?

• In-stadium Experience

• Clothing & Equipment Design

• Ticket Purchasing

• Fantasy Sports

• Coaching & Training Tools

• News & Media Coverage

• Visual Records

• Player-Fan Engagement

22 Cutting Edge Sports Technology

Companiess!

I n N o P r t c l r O r d r

1. QCUE

Did you know that 50% of tickets are never sold,while 10% are resold for twice face value?

Qcue solves this problem through software-based

dynamic pricing models.

www.qcue.net

2. BITE TECH

www.bitetech.com

It’s ArmourBite® Mouthguard uses PowerWedges that

unlocks the power of your

jaws, while reducing the impact from blows

to your jaw

3. ALTERG

www.alterg.com

The world’s top athlete’s use its Anti-Gravity Treadmills to train,

recover and get stronger.

It has revolutionalized physical therapy in

sports!

4. BABOLAT

Its new “Play&Connect” racket harvests in-match data from sensors built into the handle, which informs players about

their performance!

www.babolat.com

5. SYNERGY SPORTS

www.synergysportstech.com

Game-changing video and analytics for

coaches, media and fans.

One can’t enjoy Basketball enough

without this!

6. CANTOR GAMING

A specialized sports-wagering company

that provides an app that recalculates game odds after

every day + allows betting on

numerous micro-events

www.cantorgaming.com

7. SPORTVISION

Its product maps over 500,000 visual points a game to create info-rich

virtual graphics for television audiences of football, NASCAR and

the Olympics

www.sportvision.com

8. HAWK-EYE

www.hawkeyeinnovations.co.uk

Their ball-tracking technology has not only revolutionized instant replays in cricket, soccer & tennis, it can provide in-depth bio-mechanical analysis of individual player strokes

9. QSTC

It has developed micro-sensor data

capturing technology that provides detailed

3-D analysis of a swimmer’s movement

including water displaced with each

stroke

www.qsportstechnology.com

10. AMM GOLF

It captures a golfer’s motion in 3-D, so that their swing can be tweaked to generate power or even reduce injury

www.advancedmotionmeasurement.com

11. TAYLOR MADE

www.taylormadegolf.com

Did you know that 80% of golfers are playing a driver with the wrong loft?

Taylormade’s R1 is a fully adjustable driver with multiple loft & angle options

12. ZING

The ZING wickets come fitted with LED. The bails have an in-built sensor that can determine if a wicket is broken in just 1 micro second & the bails & stumps light up!

13. GOAL CONTROL

goalcontrol.de

Through 14 cameras, the

system captures precise 3D images

of the balls position. When the

ball passes the goal line, the referee is

alerted in less than a second!

14. PECOTA

www.baseballprospectus.com

Nate Silver’s Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm (PECOTA) is

the Bible when it comes to forecasting MLB

player performance

15. 2K SPORTS

www.2ksports.com

2KSports has brought basketball & baseball alive in millions of homes through very realistic visualizations and simulations

16. GREEN SPORTS ALLIANCE

www.greensportsalliance.org

GSA is a non-profit organization with a

mission to help team, venues and leagues enhance

their environmental performance

17. CVAC SYSTEMS

One piece of technology that has helped Djoko

win 43 matches in a row, 3 Major Titles & his

numero uno ranking – CVAC’s cozy pressure chamber that boosts

Oxygen absorption level in blood.

www.cvacperformance.com

18. FAVOURIT

www.sportvision.com

The social network for sport punters that improves one’s betting performance by connecting punters with each other. It has also gamified with the betting system

19. numberFIRE

www.numberfire.com

This sports analytics tool has brought about accuracy, interaction and professionalism into the realm of fantasy leagues in basketball, football and baseball

20. opendorse

www.opendorse.com

This platform allows endorsements to happen

in minutes and not in months. It is attempting

to make the process more efficient and

accurate by reducing human intervention in

matching & negotiations

21. DraftKings

www.draftkings.com

The platform allows fans to participate in daily

fantasy sports for cash. There is no commitment

or lock-in periods and people can play to win

hard cash!

22. SkyPro

www.golfskypro.com

With this neat mobile app system , professionals and amateurs alike can analyze & improve their swing in golf

This was a

GameChanger exclusive. We hereby disclose that none of the

22 companies are our clients or have investments in! (I wish we

did!!)

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22 Cutting Edge Sports Technology

Companies!